The Psalter, or Psalms of David and certain canticles / with a translation and exposition in English by Richard Rolle of Hampole ; ed. from manuscripts by the Rev. H. R. Bramley ... With an introduction and glossary.

17. Etenim sagitte tue transeunt: vox tonitrui tui in rota. ¶ fforwhi thin aruys passid; the voice of thi thunure in whele. ¶ Thin aruys. that is, sharp sentens of haly writ. passid. that is, thrild the hard hertis of erthly men. & woundid thaim til godis luf. for the voice of thi thunure. that is, of thi worde, man|aunsand hell till synful men. in whele. that is, thurgh all the warld, is herd.

18. Illuxerunt choruscaciones tue orbi terre: commota est & contremuit terra. ¶ Thi leuynyngis shane til the erth; stird it is and it quoke the erth. ¶ That is, bright myrakils was sene & shewid til men. and swa the erth. that is. tha men that lufid the erth, was stird till penaunce: and fra the heghnes of the werld til wilful pouert: and first it quoke for drede of god.

19. In mari via tua, & semite tue in aquis multis: & vestigia tua non cognoscentur. ¶ In the see thi way. & thi stretis in many watirs: and thi steppis sall not be knawyn. ¶ In the see. that is, in weddid men. and othere that dwellis in bitternes of this life. thi way. that is, thi comaundmentis. and thi stretis. that is, thi strayt counsails. in many watirs. that is, in pore men wilfully. the whilke ere swete in contemplacioun of god. and thai ere many bi thaim self. thof thai be fa in regard of other. and thi steppis, by the whilke thou come til man. sall noght be knawn perfitly in this life.

20. Deduxisti sicut oues populum tuum: in manu moysi & aaron. ¶ Thou led as shepe thi folke; in hand of moyses and aaron. ¶ Thou led thurgh this warld till heuen. thi folke that thou chese. the whilke is als [S. U om.] a shepe. that is, innocentis meke and deboner, in hand of moyses and aaron. that is, in guuernynge of prelatis mare and less. for oft sithe prestis opyns til other men the ȝate of heuen. gifand thaim [S them. U om.] the sacramentis. and thai for thaire ill life ere barrid out.

[PSALM LXXVII.]

ATTENDITE popule meus legem meam: inclinate aurem vestram in verba oris mei. ¶ My folke bihaldis my laghe: heldis ȝoure ere in wordis of my mouth. ¶ That is, sekis the gastly vndirstandynge of my laghe, ȝe that ere my folke, and ȝernys to luf me. and swa heldis ȝoure eere. that is, with meknes gifes the eere of

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Title: The Psalter, or Psalms of David and certain canticles / with a translation and exposition in English by Richard Rolle of Hampole ; ed. from manuscripts by the Rev. H. R. Bramley ... With an introduction and glossary.
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Publication: Oxford :: Clarendon press,; 1884.
Subject terms: Bible. -- O.T. -- English (Middle English) -- 1884.; Bible. -- O.T. -- Latin. -- 1884.

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